Volcom has renewed its contractual conditions with Ardian with view to playing a leading role in the firm’s plans for penetration of the region.
AFP Habitat publishes its new policy for alternatives amid management shakeup
Alejandro Bezanilla, moved from CIO to CEO, Meanwhile, Carolina Mery, newly appointed CIO, explained Habitat's approach to the use of alternatives in the context of their investment policy published on June 26.
Regulator green-lights direct investment in alternatives by AFP Capital
The pension regulator has approved AFP Capital's alternatives investment policy; AFP Habitat followed close behind.
Miguel Varas joins Amundi’s Latin American team
The former AFP Provida executive will take on a client segment made up of central banks and sovereign funds, while also working to strengthen already-established distribution ties with regional AFPs.
Amundi strengthens focus on Latin American institutional asset gathering
After its merger with Pioneer, Amundi has decided to attack the Latin American institutional market from Santiago and Mexico, leveraging the experience of Silvia Fernández, who led Pioneer's distribution area in Andean markets.
Colombian AFPs want more contributors in system, even if they receive less from each affiliate
Instead of two regimes (state-run pay-as-you-go and AFPs) competing, there should be a single system based on government social security and individual contributions to public and private AFPs, says the Colombian pension association.
AFP Provida takes steps to recover market share
Provida, for many years the leader in overall AUM in the Chilean AFP industry, has reduced its fees and made a key hiring on the investment side to shore up its sagging market share.
Global sponsors redouble their efforts to sell Smart Beta ETFs to Chilean pensions
Several foreign managers, including Vanguard, First Trust, Amundi and BlackRock are promoting their Smart Beta ETFs in the Chilean market, but uptake has been slow among AFPs.
Colombian fund industry seeks to raise profile as investor demand heats up
Efforts to align funds according to investment strategy, educate the public and provide better outreach are underway has AUMs climbed more than 20% in 2017, says Marcela Arias of Asofiduciarias.
Market praises role of Sergio Aratangy at pension regulator
The former Euroamerica AGF executive has put a "pro-market" stamp on his work at the Superintendencia de Pensiones regulator that oversees Chile's AFP industry.










